Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-13

tiers and binders, and that the work they
turn out from the establishment is equal
to that of any Office in the country.
Therefore, they should be encouraged, and
trust some steps looking to the object
point out will be taken by the legislature.
SUPREME COURT REPORTS.
The system of reporting the work of
the supreme court should he changed.
The reports now cost the profession 81
per volume. This money comes out of
the pockets of the people. l recommend,
instead of the present system that re-
porter be provided for and paid salary.
Competent men can be had for reason
able salary per year. Let him be ap-
pointed by the governor. and be required
to have the printing and binding done at
| the state printing office at the Deaf and
| Dumb Institute. With small increase
of appropriation for that establishment it
will be enabled to do the work as well as ii
is now done in the North, and at one-half
| the present cost, or less. This saving
can be effected for the tax payeTs, AMI al
the same time the students of the .nsti-
stute will be taught trade by
which they can make q living
and become f.supporting in the
fu ure. | rtfer the two houses to the
report Of Senator Evans On this subject,
to re found at page 224, senate journal,
Nineteenth legislature. have no doubt
| Whatever these reports can be printed
and bound at the state printing flee in
as superior u manner as they can be
done elsewhere, they wi be furnished
at half the present cost, and at the same
time the unfortunate deaf-mutes can be
blessed with a practical education by
which they can become useful, selt-sup-
porting citiz us-able to earn livelihood
wherever they may go, and be able to
speak by sheir skilled industry the graft
tUde their tongues can never lisp in
words.
la some of the Northern states their su-
preme court reports cost little more than
ST. per volume, and it is now for the leg
islatuce of Texas to say whether we shall
continue paying into the Golfers of ST.
Louis printing house more than twice the
amount annually which we can get the
same work done for mere at home.
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COL
LEGE.
Il am glad to be able to announce that
this institution is in most Fl purishing
condition, and that it has been brought to
something like that high STANDARD in
tended by it's founders. l recommend
that provision be made for the
appointment of a board of visitors
to that institution, and that said
board be paid reasonable per diem with
expenses Through such board, whose
duty it would be to publish annual re-
ports, etc, the public could be made bet
for int tod "a a 9 Up
Agricultural and Mechanical college than
now. Within the last few months the
Institution has had t. mourn the loss of
the president of the board Of managers in
the death of ex-senator Pfeuffer. Ia the
demise of Sucn man the country lost
most valuable citizen and the college a
most jealous ana efficient supporter. The
sons Of the farmers and mechanics Of this
state are reaping rich harvest from this
school.
DISBURSEMENTS.
In former message | called attention
to the manner of paying accounts Of
county officers, and suggested the pro-
priety of paying all sheriff.' ard clerks
accounts in the county where created. 1t
is matter of impossibility for the comp
troller TO do justice between the state
and persons from distance presenting
accounts. He may often withheld the
payment of al honest claim, or, as expert
ence often proves, he mayapprove accounts
that should never be paid. The largest
appropriation made is to meet these ac
counts The district Judge has not the
time, and it is really no part OF his cOnsti-
tutional duty, TO scru,inize them, and at
the end of his term he often approves
those presented without even examining
them.
The money comes from the people, at
all events, and if, after the district Judge
has passed upon them, they mad to under
go the scrutiny of an auditor or of the
commissioners courts, and then remain
on the in their respective counties so that
they might be inspected by the people,
there would be but few illegal accounts
presented. Let this be done, and then
require the commissioners courts to pro-
vide for their payment, and if you do you
will do sway with the possibility of err
rors in the line referred to.
THE JUDICIARY.
During the last year or two there has
been much complaint about the admins
tration of the laws, its delays, ETC., and
many suggestions have been made looking
to al improved system. 1t appears to NE
that there is radical defect in the pro-
posed Improvements, because all of them
look to the court of last resort for the
remedy. ! repeat substantially what
have said in former message-the
remedy lies in the trial courts and not
those of last resort. Without entering
into detail, have suggested the remodel
ing of the districts, and the placing OF
two judges on the trial bench. Pay
them better salaries. Let all petty litiga-
ton, criminal and civil, be had be-
fore these functionaries, and let their
Judgment be final in that particular class
of cases, unless where they certify 10 a
difference of opinion on some important
point In all litigation of more weighty
character, give the parties 8 jury il they
will pay for it, or if the courts.ask for it,
and then restrict appeals unless there is
9 certificate of division on the bench.
The benefits to be derived from such q
system as this would be:
L All litigation would be ended at
least within one lifetime.
2. The trials would be more ss,isfac-
tory The judges hearing the whole case
would naturally be- more competent to
decide correctly than an appellate tri-
hUnal